Collected Writings (about boats, pirates & the sea itself)

Kept it on my nightstand for a couple weeks now, dipping in whenever I need a quick escape. Each snippet is so well-chosen that I’ve already ordered two of the longer works it pulls from. The mix of pirate lore and meditative sea writing makes it feel like a whole library condensed into one little v

The little snippets format is perfect for bedtime—you can read two or three pages about old sailing ships and pirate lore before your eyes get heavy. Each page made me want to track down the full books these excerpts came from.

I’m a sucker for maritime history, and this little book delivers perfectly. The way each page pulls a snippet from a larger work makes it ideal for picking up during a coffee break, and I’ve already found three new authors to hunt down. It’s compact enough to toss in a jacket pocket, which is exactl